NBA Playoffs Tip-Off Tonight

The NHL playoffs started just a few days ago — and today, the NBA playoffs get underway. The same goes for the NBA –as what we wrote about for the NHL playoffs: contrarian approaches work even better during the heavily-watched playoff seasons of major sports. There is growing interest as the playoffs begin — which means more casual bets.

Let’s take an early look at today’s games. Note that the first game tips off in the early afternoon, eastern time.

No surprise, but both Chicago and Miami opened as double-digit favorites, at home (versus Indiana and Philadelphia, respectively).

In early betting action, the public doesn’t mind giving that many points, with both heavy home favorites gathering more than two-thirds of the bets.

Our analysts will be studying these games to determine if smart money is on one or both of the big visiting dogs in these games.